Liquid measuring, mixing, and dispensing apparatus.



J. P. MUTH.

LIQUID MEASURING, MIXING, AND DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 28, 1905. RENEWED SEPT. 5, 1908.

Patented May 18, 1909.

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J. P. MUTH.

LIQUID MEASURING, MIXING, AND DISPENSING APPARATUS.

nrmonmn IILED nnc. 28,1905. RENEWED 53M. 5, 1908.

921,870, Patented May 18, 1909.

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J. P. MUTH.

LIQUID MEASURING, MIXING, AND DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLIUATION FILED nnc.2s,1905. RENEWED s'nrm. 5, 190a.

Patented May 18, 1909.

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"UNITED STATES. PATENTOFFICE.

JOHN P. MUTH, or masnr CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR or ONE-THIRD TO ARTHUR GRIFFITH, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

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Specification Letters-Patent. I .Patented May 18, 1909.

Application filed December 28, 1906', Serial No. 293,652. Renewed September 5, 1908. Serial No. 61,865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, JOHN P. MUTH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid Measuring, Mixing, and Dispensing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to certain improvements in liquid measuring, mixing and dispensing apparatusby which predetermined quantities of carbonated or other liquid may be prepared, measured and dispensed; and for this purpose the invention.

binations of parts which will be fully de-' scribed hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side-elevation, partly in section, of my improved apparatus, Fig. 2 is a detail vertical central sect-ion, drawn on alarger scale, of the valve-connection with the liquid supply vessel, measuring cup and syrup supply vessel, Fig. 3 is a plan-view of the valve shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4.- is a detail vertical central section of the liquid measuring cup, Fig. 5 is, a vertical central section through the syrup measuring vessel, and Fig. 6 is a vertical central sect on through-the mixingtank for automatically charging the liquu; with carbonic acid gas.

\ Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates an exterior housing or case of wood or other suitable. material which forms an inclosure and support for the various parts of the improved apparatus. The case is preferably arranged in cylindrical shape in such a manner that in the lower part A of the same the fountain containing the liquid carbonic acid gas and the mixing-vessel or carbonator in which the water is inixed with the carbonic acid gas automatically, so as to be supplied to the measuring and dispensing devices, are located. l

on the lower part A of the casing A is arranged a shelf for the tumblers and wastepipes for drawing off the liquid into suitable buckets in the lower part A of the casing A.

The upper cylindrical portion A of the casing A incloses a cooling-box B with a cooling-coil G which box is filled with broken ice in any suitable manner, and connected with four dispensing devices D arranged equidistantly about the circumfer-' ence of the cylindrical casing A On the upper part of the casing is ar ranged a shelf a for supporting tumblers for the convenient use of the parties who desire to draw some of the corbonated liquid,

and vessels, one for each dispensing apparatus, for containing syrup, if soda-water is to be dis ensed. The syrup-connection may dispensing carbonated water, if desired.

The cylindrical casing A is surmounted by a removable cover C, which gives access to the interior of the apparatus in order to supply the cooling-box B with ice and get at the interior parts for adjustment and repairs.

The mixing-tank or carbonator Ll in the lower part A of the casing A is shown in detail in Fig. 6. It is connected with a pipe m for supplying the water to be carbonated. It is also connected by a pipe at with the fountain or receiver F which contains carbonic acid gas under sufficient pressure to charge the liquid supplied to the mixingtank M. The water supply pipe m" is provided with a valve m, which is moved in a casing m, the stem of the valve being connected with a fulcrumed stem of a float f which serves to close the valve m on its seat m as soon as a certain height of level of be cut 0 and the apparatus used simply for liquid falls to a certain level and thereby shuts ofl the supply of gas. The outletopening in the valve 12 is connected with a pipe a in thelower part of the mixingtank M, which discharges the carbonic acid gas through a rose a so that such gas perco-- ates through andv charges the liquid above of the tank when there is'an over-pressure.

The supply-tank T is connected by a valved pipe t with a cooling-coil O that is arranged in the bottom of the box B, the inner end of said cooling-coil being connected by a pipe t which extends over'the cover of the cooling-box, to one of the ports of the valve-connection V which is arranged close tothe discharge-spout d of the dispensin device D.

In t e cooling-box B are arranged as, many measuring cups E as there are dispensing devices arranged inthe upper part of the casin A Each measuring cup-E is provided w1th a float 6 made of cork or other suitable material, and in its cover with an adjustable vent-pipe e which is provided with a headfor conveniently setting the threaded vent-pipe .in the cover E of themeasuring cup E. The float e is rovided at its center with a soft rubber b ock a which closes the lower inner end of the vent-pipee when the required quantity of.

liquid has filled the measuring cup E. By adjusting the height of-the vent-p1pe in the cover, the quantlty of liquid can be increased or decreased, so as to control thereby the quan'tity of li uid to be dispensed at one operation of t e dispensing device. One of the ports of the valve-connections V is connected by a pipe-e with the lower part of the measuring cup, so that the carbonated liquid, after being supplied by the pipe t",

is supplied to the ports and channel in thevalve-connection, to the measuring cup, until the'required quantity is ermitted to pass into the same, when the oat e closes the lower end of the vent-pipe e. The dispensing apparatus is then ready for dispensing the liquid forced into the measuring cup. Simultaneously the syrup, if such.

should be desired to be mixed with the carbonated liquid, is conducted from the syrup bottle or vessel S through connecting-pipe 0,

into one port of the valve-connection V, to

an interior channelof the same'to a second connectin pipe into the syrup measuring cup' S w lch is shown on a large scale in Fig. 5. The upper end 0 of the rupmeasurlng vesse with the upper part of the syrup-tank,

above the liquid, so as to supply the required vent when a quantity of syru in the syrup measuring vessel is drawn 05. The

- discharge-spout l is connected by a branchpipe d the'discharge-spout 03- so as to be. named with'the liquid discharged into the vessel. 1

The yalve-connection V is formed of a cylindrical casing which is provided at the interior with a disk 1; that is attached to the lower end of an u right shaft S which passes through a stu g-box S on the cover of the valve-casing V The valve-casing is providedwith six nipples, which are arranged equidistantly from each other in radial direction to the axis of the shaft S said screw-nipples serving for making the d fferent connections with the pipes leading to the l1quid' supply tank, measuring vessel,

syrup vessel, syrup measuring vessel, and

dischar e-spout. The ports of two adjacent pairs o .nipples are connected with connect lng-chann'e s 1 and 2 arranged in the disk 1), said channels being clearly shown in Figs. 2' and 3. The ports of the remaining two nipples, which are-arranged at diametrically opposite points on the valve-casing, are connected with the discharge-spout d and the branch-pipe d leading to the spout. .The

shaft S is connected by its squarelower end to the valve-disk o and supported by'a fixed collar 1' on ball-bearings 1- which are supported on a suitablebar arranged diametrically; of the casing so as'to support the shaft and permit the easy movement of the same'by a hand-lever L, which is attached to the upperend of the shaft. By turning. the lever through one-sixth of a rotation, the shaft and disk '0 are likewise turned for onesixth of a rotation sothat the channels '1 and 2 are respectively 'pl'aced in connection with the outlet-spout d and syrup-dischar e branch-pipe (1 ,50 that thereby the liquid from the tank T as well as the measured quantity from the syrupvessel are simul-- taneously discharged through the dischargespout (Z into the tumbler. placed below the same, so that-the measured quantity of carbonated liquid as well as the measured quantity of flavored syrup are mixed and supplied at the same time. In connection, with the upper end of the shaft is arranged a coin-operated apparatus ,which permits at the proper time the release of the hand-lever L and a register R .by which the number of actuations of the hand-lever L, and thereby of the measuring and dispensing apparatus, are counted, so that a certain control is is connected with a plpe 0 A given automatically to the sales made by the apparatus. The. coin-delivery device is so arranged as to release the hand-lever by the dropping of the coin and permit-the actuation of the vending device to discharge the carbonated liquid.

Each measuring and dispensing device for the carbonated liquid is connected with an independent cooling-coil C and with an in: dependent measuring cup for the carbonated liquid, all the measuring cups for the liquid being supported and arranged in the cooling-box so as to dispense the liquid in cool condition, While the measuring cups for the syrup are arranged outside. The

apparatus shown in Fig. 1 is provided with four separate dispensing and measuring devices, each apparatus being capable of separate operation by supplying a coin and moving the hand-lever for setting the apparatus for permitting the discharge of the cooled, carbonated and flavored liquidQ On the return of the hand-lever bymotion corresponding to one-sixth of a rotation of the valve-disk, the connection with the measuring cups is established, so that the apparatus is then again ready for discharging the ne quantity of liquid, and so on.

The advantages of the improved measuring and dispensing apparatus are that all the connections are made by only onevalve and valve-casing, whereby the construction of the dispensing apparatus is greatly simplified and'its operation made morevreliable and effective, so that the apparatus cannot get as easily out of order as when a'plu-' rality of independent valves for the supply of liquids and syrups have to be operated.

Another advantage is that when the required connections and the proper supply of liquids are made and-the proper quantity of ice placed in the box, the measuringand dispensing device is ready for actuation.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to claim as new and secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a liquid dispensing device, the combination, of a source of, liquid under press sure; a discharge-spout, a measuring cup for the liquid, a syrup vessel, a syrup-measu'ring cup, a rotary valve comprising a'single disk'l'iaving ports to connect the llquid supplypipe and syrup vessel with the measuring cups and also having discharge-nozzles for the liquid and syrup, and means for actuatingthe valve for simultaneously filling the measuring cups and then discharging the contentsof the samethrouglrthe spout,

2. In a liquid measuring and dispensing device, the combination of a single valveconnection consisting of a valve-casing provided with ports and a disk provided with connecting-channels, means for moving said valve-disk in the valve-casing, a liquid supply tank, a liquid measuring cup, a syrup vessel, a syrup-measuring cup, a dischargespout, a branch-pipe leading from the discharge-spout to one of the ports of the valve connection, and pipes connecting said liquidtank, syrup vessel, measuring cups and valve-connection for supplying by one movement of the valve the required quantity of liquids to themeasuring cups and discharging the same on the return motion of the disk through the spout.

3; Ina liquid measuring and dispensing device, the combination, with a source of liquid under pressure, of a syrup vessel,

. measuring cups for the liquid andthe syrup,

a valve-casing, a rotary valve-disk in said casing provided with channels, a dischargespout for the liquid, connected with one of the ports of the valve-casing, a branch-pipe connected with the opposite port of said valve-casing, pipes connecting certain of the remaining ports of the valve-casing with the liquid and syrup measuringcups, and pipes connecting said syrup vessel and said source of liquid with the other ports of said valvecas-ing.

4. In a liquid dispensing apparatus, in combination, a source of liquid, a syrup vessel, a syrup-measuring cup, a liquid-measuring cup, a valve-casing havinga plurality of ports arranged in the wall thereof, a rotary valve-disk mounted in said valve-casing and provided with a series of peripheral ports adapted to register with those of said valve-casing, therebeing interior channels in said valve-disk whiclrconnect certain adjacent ports thereof, a discharge-spout con 'nected to one of the ports of said valve-casing, a branch-pipe connected to said discharge-spout and to another of the ports of said valve-casing, connections between said me uring cups and certain other; ports of said'valve-caslng, and connections between said supply vessel and said source of llqllld and the remaining-ports of said valvecasing. f I In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, 1 JOHN PJMUTH. Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, HENRY J. SUI-IRBIERa 

